/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009 M. Hautle.
 * 
 * This file is part of TrackedBean.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with TrackedBean. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package ch.trackedbean.copier.annotations;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * Annotation for fields needing more than one mapping of the same type (i.e. if you have several source beans).<br>
 * 
 * @author M. Hautle
 */
@Documented
@Target( { METHOD, FIELD })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Mappings {
	/** See {@link DeepMapping}. */
	DeepMapping[] deepMappings();

	/** See {@link DeepPathMapping}. */
	DeepPathMapping[] deepPathMappings();

	/** See {@link ListMapping}. */
	ListMapping[] listMappings();

	/** See {@link ListPathMapping}. */
	ListPathMapping[] listPathMappings();

	/** See {@link PathMapping}. */
	PathMapping[] pathMappings();

	/** See {@link SimpleMapping}. */
	SimpleMapping[] simpleMappings();
}
